Kittery — Maine Democrats are supporting their local Maine House and Senate candidates this year. The fall campaigns are getting a boost of visibility this Sunday, September 16 with sign-toting bicyclists and a picnic at the Fort Foster Paviliion in Kittery from 1-4. The picnic and bicylclists' signs will feature candidates running to represent Kittery, Eliot, South Berwick, York and Ogunquit.

Interested bicyclists can meet at the starting point in Ogunquit at noon on Sunday, or at specified rallying points in Cape Neddick and York to end up at the picnic in Fort Foster. Interested riders from South Berwick and Eliot and Kittery will be approaching Fort Foster from Rte 103 and will also have rallying points. Details on routes are on seacoastdems.com. Any rider can pick up a sign for their candidate at the Seacoast Dems Office in Meadowbrook Plaza in York on Saturday from 10am to 5pm, or call (603)491-8002 for more information. We can also help attach the sign to a bicycle.

Attendees to the picnic can bring a side dish or beverage to share. Grilled selections will be provided. An at-the- door 10$ donation to Seacoast or Kittery Dems is suggested. Picnickers and bicyclists are urged to sign-up on seacoastdems.com to avoid the Fort Foster entrance fee.

Please visit the office, seacoastdems.com or call (603)491-8002 for more information.

New Castle — Open House at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Sunday, Sep. 16, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor, 25 Wentworth Rd., New Castle; This lighthouse is rich in history, and a climb to the top rewards visitors with an amazing view. $4/$2 Jeremy D'Entremont, (603)431-9155, info@portsmouthharborlighthouse.org, www.portsmouthharborlighthouse.org.

DOVER — D.A.V. Chapter #5 of Dover meeting will be on September 17th, Monday night at 5 p.m. at 156 Back River Road at the (Bunny Belhumeur) building in Dover. We need any and all members to come. Refreshments will be served. Monthly meetings will be held every 3rd Monday of the month. Our mission is to make life better for our fellow veterans. Any questions call: commander Davide Wiggin at cell (603)834-3216

BARRINGTON — TOPS stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly and its purpose is to help people who want to lose weight to do so wisely and healthily. This chapter meets every Tuesday night basically from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at the Restoration Church on Rte. 125 next to the Federal Savings Bank. Both men and women (and children) are welcome to join. Patricia Newhall, Weight Recorder, 664-2816.

Knitting For World Peace is a group of volunteers who knit, crochet, quilt and use fiber to create items for community members in need. They meet at Panera Bread, Dover, on Wednesday, 6:30-8 p.m.; and Sun Moon Stars Herbals, 38 Front St., Rollinsford, Sundays 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Call Lin Richard at 603-337-5124 for more information.

The Seacoast Community Garden Network website can be found at www.SeacoastCommunityGardenNetwork.org and is on Facebook at "Seacoast Community Garden Network." For more information, contact Jenny Isler, SCGNetwork@ gmail.com, 207-809-3102.

DOVER — The Widowed Support Group meets on the second Sunday in March in Auditoriums 2 and 3 on the second floor of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Dover. For further information, contact President Toni Kretsepes at (603) 742-0208.

DOVER — Friends of the Earth, Sea and Space Center, a non-profit organization working to develop a museum of earth, sea and space on the New Hampshire Seacoast, is looking for volunteers to get involved with fundraising, educational outreach, publicity, and other efforts. For more information, call Monique at (603) 801-8328 or e-mail her at fessc. volunteer@gmail.com. You can request a volunteer brochure, as well as information about the project. Those interested are also invited to visit the website at www.earthseaspacemuseum.org.

DOVER — Create a peaceful world by sustaining our future. For over 5 years a multimedia discussion series has explored building community and sustaining the earth's resources through sessions on renewable/nonrenewable energy, food issues, economic, financial and health issues. Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Dover Friends Meeting, 141 Central Ave, Dover.

DOVER — The GFWC Dover Area Woman's Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 6:30 p.m. The organization is looking for women 18 and older to join. The club strives to enhance the lives of others through community service. For more information call 603-842-4654.

DOVER — Dover Duplicate Bridge Club games are held on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the McConnell Center on Locust Street. Games are open to players of all abilities and are stratified. Coffee and desserts are served. The cost is $5 per person. Contact Carl Vancelette at 664-7129 or e-mail ccvanc@metrocast.net for more information.

DOVER — The Widowed Support Group of Southern New Hampshire meets at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 2nd floor auditorium, second Sundays of the month. For information call Toni, 742-0208.

KENNEBUNK, Maine — The Astronomical Society of Northern New England (ASNNE) meets on the first Friday of the month at the New School, 38 York St. (Route 1) in Kennebunk. Beginning Astronomy classes start at 6:45 pm. Regular meeting at 7:30 pm Please see the club's website for details (asnne.org).

KINGSTON — The Sit 'n' Stitch group meets every first and third Tuesday from 5:30-7 p.m. in the children's room of the Nichols Memorial Library, 169 Main St., Kingston. 603-642-3521.

LEE — The Lee Firemen's Association meets on third Tuesdays monthly at 7 p.m., at the Lee Safety Complex. For more information, call Barbara Gingras at 659-3919.

NOTTINGHAM — Do you love horses? Have you always wanted to learn to ride? Join the 4-H Deerfield Riders Horse Club. The club is open to ages 8 and up and will focus on horses, horse management, and styles of riding. You do not need to own a horse to join! For more information, call Kim Gilman at (603) 509-7366.

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — The Zonta Club of York County meets the second Thursday of the month, September through June, at 6 p.m. at the Captain's Galley Restaurant in Old Orchard Beach. For more information, contact the club president, KT Snyder, at cathiesue48@hotmail.com or at www.zontadistrict1.org.

PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Good Sam RV Club, area chapters throughout Maine focus on family friendly RV fun, as well as activities that "give back to the community." For information go to www.MaineGoodSams.org or Maine@GoodSamFamily.org.

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Area NAACP Unit holds its monthly meetings on the first Monday of each month, unless the first Monday falls on a holiday weekend or there is extreme inclement weather in which case the meeting will be held on the second Monday. The general membership meeting begins at 7 pm. The meeting location is: One New Hampshire Avenue Portsmouth, (Pease Tradeport) 03801. Meetings are held in the third floor conference room, take the elevator. For more information contact Fred Purnell at 603-749-6362 or visit www.seacoastnaacp.com.

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Toastmasters club meets from 7-9 p.m. at the United Methodist Church on Miller Avenue in Portsmouth on the first and third Thursday of every month. Guests are always welcome. Contact bessette. jacqueline@gmail.com. Visit www.toastmasters.org for more information.

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Public Library Knit-Wits Knitting Group will meet every Wednesday in the MacLeod Board Room from 10-noon, knitters of all ages and levels are invited. No registration is necessary. Please bring a project to work on and tips to share. Library assistant and experienced knitter, Lisa Harling, will facilitate. The library is located at 175 Parrott Avenue, next to the Portsmouth Middle School. For more information contact the library at 603-427-1540 or visit our web site at www.cityofportsmouth.com/library.

PORTSMOUTH — Great Bay Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 10 a.m. every Monday at First United Methodist Church, 129 Miller Avenue in Portsmouth. You may come without a partner. Refreshments available. Short break for lunch. For information visit www.greatbaybridge.com or call (603) 436-8357.

ROCHESTER — Rochester Humane Lodge 21 was constituted March 1810 and Chartered in 1811. It has a long history of chartitable fund raising and local community involvement and is located at 31 Hanson St in Rocheser. Our meetings are held several times a month. For more information or membership contact Secetary Jeff Brown at 603-320-7010.

ROCHESTER — All are welcome at the monthly Healing Circle in the Community & Education Center next to Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester. We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

WAKEFIELD — Community String Band in Wakefield: Come Join the Fun! Come and learn to play traditional music with others (jigs, reels, hornpipes, waltzes and other tunes) in a very supportive and fun atmosphere! No previous experience needed. All instruments welcome. Thursday evenings at the First Congregational Church of Wakefield, 2718 Wakefield Rd., across from the Wakefield Inn. A group for beginners starts at 6, and a mixed levels group begins at 7. Classes are $10 and are taught by wonderful multi-instrumentalist Seth Austen. Call 522-3189 for more information